>> coming up in eight hours president obama discussing what needs to be done to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> traffic alert this morning if your commute takes you through montgomery county, why you will want to avoid part of the atomic. >> born in the usa. ♪ >> karaoke gone horribly wrong. >> live and in hd, this is good morning washington on your side. >> it is friday november 9, i am cynne simpson. >> let's get to jacqui jeras. >> all i can think is why would

you do that? the sunshine is making a big comeback. that is the big weather headline of the day. finally after a big streak of cloudy and cool days, the sunshine came back yesterday afternoon and it will stick around. temperatures have been very cool, a 10-20 degrees below average. you will finally see a weekend war up. the next call from does not come until tuesday. -- warm up. we are starting off with clear skies and 43 degrees at reagan national. 37 in gaithersburg. 44 in annapolis. lexington park has 44 degrees as well. temperatures should make it into the middle or upper 50's by this afternoon. very little out there other than blue skies and sunshine. finally, looking forecast.

it is nice to be the messenger on that one. let's check on traffic. >> hopeful the messenger of good news, too. right now the story is no troubles at all of you are hitting the road early. everyone heading toward the beltway. your travel plans are opened. they were wrapping everything up a lot of work going on there. on the maryland side of the beltway we are looking at 270 travel lanes are open. heading into the nation's capital across the anacostia bridge, no trouble there. quiet across the 14th street bridge. >> it is 5:02 our big story is the showdown over the fiscal clothes. just after 1:00 the president will talk about what needs to be done to avoid the cliff that

could send the country back into recession. >> he could have a tough road ahead when it comes to compromise and with republicans. -- compromising with republicans. >> we will catch up in a few minutes and talk more about what will happen. >> in his first post-election comments, president barack obama is expected to talk about the issue at hand, the economy. he says he is looking for a bipartisan solution to the fiscal challenges. >> i am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties. to meet the challenges we can only solve together. reducing the deficit, reforming the tax code. >> fears of privy fiscal cliffs are growing. both sides are hoping to avoid

another recession. at this point it does not seem they are on the same page on raising the issue. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable. >> democrats think the president has a mandate to raise taxes on families making more than $250,000 a year. >> there was a message sent to us by the american people based on the campaign. people making all this money need to contribute a little bit more. >> one of the big issues we are hearing, and a new congressional budget office report issued yesterday, it says if congress fails to act that the economy could shrink by about half of a percent. unemployment could go back up to 9%. the president expected to speak at 1:05 this afternoon. >> thank you so much. taxi rides could be more

expensive on inauguration day. there are considering a surcharge for extra passengers. it will be allowed a $1 fee for each additional passenger after the first one. this will be the first time they will be allowed to charge an added fee during an inauguration. >> police are searching for five men behind a shooting in southeast. a man was shot at around 11:00 in the 3100 block of blend of the step terrace. we do not know his condition or what led up to-that to- bueno vista terarance. >> a passenger on flight 662 from denver would not follow instructions for landing. other passengers said the man was yelling, would not sit down, and started crying in the aisle. >> they had to restrain his hands and legs. -- he started prayin gin the aisle.

>> they went back there and held him down in the aisle while we landed. >> one person was evaluated by paramedics. is unclear if that was the unruly passenger. >> a traffic alert this morning. you might want to avoid part of potomac. >> the bbc is shooting a movie and enter the area, and that has already led to some headaches. >> it is not every day we get the filming of a motion picture here in the area. traffic is an everyday occurrence. put them together and you have a drama. in her next movie, judy dench is playing an irish catholic woman whose decades search for her son brings her to the states. >> the traffic was terrible. >> the site of movie production

crews, a lot of police, and the hope of catching a glimpse of hollywood actors is causing major rubbernecking. >> it went forever. i could not figure out what it was about. >> the movie was told they cannot selma during rush hour but at times they are moving equipment their router traffic. >> i think it is awesome. >> most would rather wait until it is on the big screen. >> are you going to avoid it? >> absolutely. >> the movie will be out in march of next year but police are warning commuters today to avoid this area at all cost. >> you might have to sign a few autographs of there. it is 5:07 right now and 40 degrees. >> learn how one wireless carrier

>> welcome back. >> let's say good morning once again to jacqui jeras. >> 43 degrees right now. adam caskey is out with storm chaser 7.

>>there is a little more to you. right on top of that lip. >>i am trying to stay warm this november. it is mo-vember. i have an update. what is mo-vember? it is when men grow moustaches to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer and other initiatives. i have an update here. i want to welcome dylan waldron. is live says he is a mountain man after two days. he has a lead on our team. i will have a blog up on

wjla.com/weather momentarily. it is never to late to join. right now, and bethesda 39 degrees. mostly sunny and a little bit warmer than yesterday. temperatures in the upper 50's for most of us. not really a bad start for the day. you will notice the warm air slowly moving into town over the next couple of days. that is it from bethesda here. me and my mustache -- can you actually even see it? people tell me i should put makeup on it to make it visible for tv. >> tea was so much. it is friday, and we are so happy. -- thank you so much. it was a debacle yesterday with the film crew and they will be out there again.

you want to map your route before you head out the door. take glen road over towards falls and you can join 270 and there you are. no problems for virginia commuters as to push north. interstate 95, a quiet round. 395 to and across the 14th street bridg nd quiet. >> still to come, we will show you how hillary clinton is honoring the

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of high thread diplomatic posts. some of the members of the navy seal team 6 are being punished for disclosing classified information. they have received letters of reprimand, and the their pay will be lowered for two months. one of the 7 was involved is under investigation for similar violations. >> the latest on the soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in afghanistan. robert bayles had the blood of at least four people on his clothes and guns when he surrendered. afghan villagers and soldiers are expected to testify by video from afghanistan tonight and tomorrow. >> some east coast communities

recovering from sandy still cleaning up after another storm. >> heavy snow white the power to thousands of people across the northeast. railroads were shut down. people in low-lying areas evacuate it again. some saw more than a foot of snow. >> and in the aftermath of sandy, a new gas rationing plan is taking effect. police will be at gas stations and forcing the system. license plates that and with even numbers can buy gasoline on even numbered days. cars with odd numbers gas on odd numbered days. chris chris the recently enacted a similar plan that cut down the wait time attestation significantly. >> i had a friend who said yesterday the gas lines were blocks long. hopefully things start to get better now that the plan is in

place. >> some locations seem to get better and others are not. he cannot find gas. he had to drive an hour to philadelphia to get gas and a new generator. it is still ongoing. it will be a while, especially for those locations that got the heavy snow on top of the devastation. the nor'easter finally pulling out of the east today. people without power will feel a little bit better. 43 degrees is the temperature now. the dewpoint is 29. winds are at a m.p.h.. as long as we have the northerly flow that polls and the cooler air and keeps temperatures down. we will still be a little bit unseasonable. 43 after reagan national. 37 in gaithersburg and

frederick. here is what is left of the nor'easter. it has lost a lot of energy. it is pulling out toward the canadian maritime. maybe a little snow and northern maine, but everyone else will see sunshine. high pressure pushing into the region. this will be the dominating feature the next couple of days. winds out of the northwest, but it will slide of to the east the next couple of days and bring in the flow. here is a huge storm system today in the intermountain west. we could see 16 inches of snow. we will get some rain by tuesday. mostly sunny skies today, a little bit warmer. tonight expecting clear skies cold temperatures, 30-37. mostly sunny and a 63 saturday.

sunday, which is veterans day 67 and sunshine. we might even see a shower late monday night, but that is mostly a tuesday even try now. temperatures will drop back down into the 50's. hopefully a long stretch of good traffic as well. >> we do start off nice and quiet. i was thinking, i have a couple of obstacles for the morning commute. map it out before you head out. river road and the potomac area. the ilm crew will be out again. use of glen road. figure that up before you head out of the door. another area, connecticut avenue. traffic heading away northbound going to the beltway. they will be doing construction with one line getting by.

traffic heading inbound, no problems. let's go across the anacostia bridge. heading from virginia into maryland across the 14th street bridge, nice and quiet. >> a communications giant making it easier for storm victims to stay in touch. >> verizon is reaching out to help the victims of sandy. they are offering free domestic text and voice for customers in new york and new jersey. there is a new champion in the smartphone market. the galaxy iii is the best- selling smartphone and the world. pinterest is adding more privacy to its side. users will be able to make three

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plans this weekend, you better make them. the weather will be great. finally making a comeback, the sun made an appearance. temperatures have been unseasonably cool, we will be warming it up for the next -- for the weekend. a cold front on tuesday, so that is a nice stretch of whether to enjoy. we are a little bit cool this morning. 43 american national, 37 at dulles. our express' forecast showing you we will make it to the mid to upper 50's this afternoon. adam caskey is out in storm chaser 7. let's check on traffic. >> good morning. it is a quiet start if you are getting up and adam with us. it is time to hit the road

running. let's look at some of the cameras. we are quiet 66, toll road, 395 with no delays. we do have an accident on southbound on george washington parkway near 123. police are already with it. a brief delay right now. southbound bw parkway after 123. on the woodrow wilson bridge, we are good. roadwork set up today on connected ave. >> it is 5:32. but this started with the showdown between the white house and congress over taxes. >> the president will talk about the economy for the first time since winning reelection.

>> it is all we heard about during the election and the campaign. the economy, and that is what we are expecting to hear about again this afternoon when he makes an address at 1:05 this afternoon. >> having a little trouble there, but we will check back in charlie. 5:33 right now. the campaign has released a video with an emotional moment from the commander in chief. >> it happened one day after winning reelection. >>i am really rpuod of that. i am proud of you. >> he got a little teary eyed it there. he is addressing campaign staffers when he thanked them for all their hard work. >> president obama wing

replacements for federal white house aids and cabinet members expected to leave. timothy geithner, hillary clinton, and leon panetta all planning to leave sometime next year. >> we will talk metro first. east falls church and claraton are not running. customers should add 45 minutes to their travel time of going east of west falls church on the orange line. redline trains single tracking between grosvenor and friendship heights. green line on greenbelt and college park. >> good morning. later on tonight, a georgetown's men's basketball team will be

taking on a florida in the navy marine corps classic. the team is already there and they posted pictures on their face but page a about what this game will be like. it will be played on board the flight deck that is docked there in jacksonville. we will go next to the fatigue camouflage uniforms the players will be wearing when they take on the florida gators. here you see them with coach thomas getting a tour yesterday with the head of the u.s. s baton as well as the secretary of the navy. this game will be happening at 9:00 tonight broadcast live. there you see what the basketball court looks like. the flight decks are really big. it is great they are able to turn them into basketball arenas. they are taking the time to do a shoot around yesterday. there could be a little bit of whether issues tonight. it should be about 58 degrees.

they are worried about some wind. if the conditions are not right they will move the game indoors to the memorial arena. good luck later on tonight. >> 5:36 and 40 degrees. >> more to come.

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>> this is our octopus. he loves seafood for breakfast. good morning washington. >> 43 degrees and 5:39 on this friday. it is friday. how about a free t-shirt? adam caskey is out here to tell us how we can get 1. >> usually i do have a little something to get away. -- give away. we have a few shirts out here. it is 40 degrees early this

morning with minimal foot traffic. it is still quiet out here. that will change. the activity will pick up at the metro station. i want to talk about mo-vember. thousands of men around the world grow little moustaches to support men's health initiatives and mainly to start conversations about men's health and to raise funds. i want to join the newest member of team mostorm. he is about one week and and we can kind of see it. just above their. i am afraid you are going to scare your doctor by thanksgiving. let's look at the forecast. -- your daughter by thanks iving. today we will be in the 50's but that will change. we could be in the upper 60's by

sunday. by the way, i will have a shirt for you. jamie, i was a short for you as well. -- will save a shirt for you as well. >> yesterday we talked about the big delays on river road. film crews will be out from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.. that is before you get to falls road. you want to map it out before you head out. you might want to take glen road to democracy or falls road to montrose. a couple of options to back it stuck on the delays on river road. 95, we are looking and volume forming. it is between fredericksburg and

the beltway. >> it is 5:41 and 40 degrees.

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>> get out your resume, the health minister from macedonia is hiring. >> investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire that sent a glendale man to the hospital. this at a home run no. ave that ended up taking firefighters about one hour to get it under control. the man was burned and now he is hospitalized but in good condition. if you did not change the batteries in your smoke detectors when daylight savings time and day, you can do it now. from 4:00 until 6:00, firefighters districting batteries and smoke detectors outside of metro stations. firefighters and volunteers going door-to-door offering home safety inspections and handing out free batteries. >> washington state adjoining maryland and main to be the first states to approve gay

marriage. the governor signed the law, but was put on hold pending the outcome of the referendum. >> a company laying off nearly all of its employees. ameridose produces drugs for hospital pharmacies. the layoffno problems have been linked to products, but last week the recalled all products after the fda ordered it to improve its sterility testing. >> prosecutors have turned over more evidence against george zimmerman. >> they are reviewing fbi reports, witness interviews, and marcel phone records from the 17-year old. he is charged with second-degree murder. he says he shot trayvon martin

in self-defense. >> life and prison for the deadly rampage suiting that injured gabrielle giffords. he killed six people and wounded 13 others. as part of a plea deal he avoids a death sentence. >> holiday shopping season just to run the corner. >> there are some dates the postal service wants you to remember. december 17 will be the busiest mailing day of the year. december 22 will be the last day to send express mail to make sure it's delivered on time. the u.s. postal service expects to handle 18 billion cards, letters, and packages this holiday season. that is surprising because i do not think as many people send cards as they used to. >> that is an early heads up for everybody. the european debt crisis is

hurting groupon's business. >> hello. tampa jobs that were helping to keep the labor market afloat are now contributing to a lack of job creation. economists said a decline in temp job say there are getting more comfortable with adding full-time workers. an employment firm says the fiscal cliff is weighing on hiring decisions. we are not out of the woods just yet. groupon is indicated to take a hit in trading because third quarter sales are slumping where it struggles to grow abroad. with veterans they run the corner, restaurant chains are selecting a veterans by giving them deals on the meals.

usa today pointing out with those celebrating veterans day on monday, it may help on the slowest day of the week. >> thank you. we continue to follow the latest weather troubles and parts of the northeast. police will be attestations in forcing a new rationing plan. >> gasoline rationing begins today for motorists in new york city and long island who have spent hours waiting in line to gas up. shortages could last a few more weeks. >> the best way to cut down the lines and help customers buy gas faster and to have gustation stay open longer and to reduce the potential for disorder is alternate the days drivers can

purchase gas. >> the storm piled on the misery for those still reeling from sandy. >> believe it or not the snow was helpful because it was not rain. it helped on the flooding side it. the winds were not as severe as they predicted. >> a red cross volunteer travel from southeast louisiana to the northeast to help victims. it is her way of giving back. >> they are really thankful that we are there. we turn it around and say thank you for coming to help us when we needed you. we tell them to hang in there. it will get better. it is a matter of time. >> it will take tamper utility crews to restore electricity to the 650,000 customers in the dark. >>corey booker showing how twitter can be a powerful tool.

he recently read twisted a complaint that he was running out of hot pockets. that got to the company and they sent coupons to the mayor for free hot pockets to give out to vicims. new yorkers now have plenty of hot pockets. >> that will keep you going for a while. when you are snowed in, you will take what ever you can. i just heard from a friend, 80 days and counting without power. >> it is tough for so many people. it is getting better weather wise. that is good news for those folks. let's show you the satellite picture. we will show you were the nor'easter storm is right now. it is pulling off to the north and east.

it is loosening its grip. parts of maine will see cloud cover and maybe a little snow but that is it. around here, skies are clear. it keeps us on the cool side. 43 degrees is our temperature at a reagan national. 37 at dulles gaithersburg, and frederick. 32 in winchester. culpeper at 30 degrees. yesterday we hit a high of 56 and our low was 40. you can see we were still well below normal. 61 is the average high and 43 the average low. we will be in the ballpark for the lows, the highs are cool. look at this bubble of warm air. that will be heading our way. we do have a northerly wind. that will keep us on the cold side. that will shift off to the east as we approach the weekend. winds coming out of the south

will help warm us up. there is a cold front approaching. this is a strong storm right now. blizzard warnings in effect for montana where they can see record snow. today looking for sunny skies. it will be a little warmer 53-58 degrees. tonight it will be cool. take a look at the seven-day forecast. 634 saturday. veterans day on sunday. rain on tuesday before temperatures drop back off. >> good morning. good on the george washington parkway. gw parkway quickly got that out of there. all lanes are open. you can take 395, too, especially when it looks like this. no delay on the 14th street bridge.

slowdown's already in effect near frederick toward 109 on 270. >>james bond back on the big screen.

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